Jorge Luis Chavez Crest was sworn in today, Wednesday December 21, as the new head of Defending in a ceremony led by the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte, at the Government Palace.
This way chavez crest returns to the Defense sector for the second time following being appointed as head during the government of Martín Vizcarra, in 2020.
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However, his last public office was in 2021, during the government of Pedro Castillo, when he was Vice Minister of Mines of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM).
chavez crest replaces Alberto Otárola, who will now serve as Prime Minister of the Ministerial Cabinet.
Trajectory of the new Mindef
The new defense minister Jorge Luis Chavez Crestis a general officer of the Army of Peru and has a professional degree in Engineering and Architecture, a doctorate in Government and Public Policy from the Institute of Government and Public Management of the University of San Martín de Porres.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico.
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He developed studies in Public Management Senior Management at the Universidad del Pacífico, Senior Management at the University of Piura and Human Resources Senior Management Program at the Higher School of Business Administration (ESAN).
Likewise, studies in Disaster Risk Management at Indeci, UME of Spain and West Virginia National Guard in the United States.
In addition, he has studies in Defense Policies at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS), at The William Perry Center in Washington, United States.
He was general director of Policy and Strategy of the Ministry of Defense and executive coordinator of the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN), during the 2017 coastal El Niño emergency.
